Labeling-machine.



No. 8973 15. PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908. M. E, NOYES.

LABELING MACHINE! APPLIGATION FILED we. 20, 1904.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATBNTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

M. E. NOYES.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG20,1904.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 2 we aea- No. 897,845 4 .PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

' M, 33. News LABELING MACHINE.

AKPLICATION FILED AUG.20.190%.

ISHEETS-SHEET 3.

PATENTED SEPT. l, 1908.

M. E. NOYES.

LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION ,PILBD AUG. 20. 19041 No. 897,845. PATENTED SEPT. l, 1908.

'E. NOYES.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLIGATIQS FILED AUG. 20, 1904.

7 SHEETS LSHEET 5.

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No. 897,845. I 'iATBNTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

M. E. NOYBS. LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2}), 1904.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

kz zm Zz uww Z zzzF/w x ai x ii n is i l/ll lfil] PARK, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ,i'iSSIGIJ-Ai'i llliffi, TO \iliiLlAIri l PINKHAM, OF \YOLFBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE MAYHEW 1:1. NO SI iii LABELING--MACHIN Application filed August 20, 1904;.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented. Sept. 1, 1908.

Serial H0. 221,561.

To all 'I'Ji IIOII't racy co" W Be it known thin. Q, l. W l). Norm, of Hyde Park, in the count oi: Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have inverted cortiiin new and ..l linprovcmcnts :1 Label- Sis chines, cwhich' tho 'lo-ih'iwing o specification.

lli.i;-'-- invcntion rclz to laiiicling mochinos which autonuiticziii ndminisiicr coat ol. glue or pastev to u stool t of paper hiocis, one by one, and iosition l'hcin successively on lmil'lcs or can d thcrcinio.

llcrc have been positional on hot ilcs my means (i wipers or similar moans, in conscqucnro oi w h nninorous dillicrltics lizir'c :uriscn. (ll 1; those arc, tho dilliculty ol' lmndlins 0111i.

a "d. labels tin inability to attach it luocl cxtcniuug 0nlvlll around thc li()lli=l;--fi,]i(l tlic ncccssitv ring tho placing; mechanism for (lilo'l lnlicls Y 7. 1*" H of this invcntion is to overcome :iil thr-s jllii ius. 'ii addition to prov ling s l cciiinc cap: lshcling cans and jars, as wcll as nd capable oi silixing lolicls wh chm ovcrlzip, or arc in C-losc proxinnty.

The invention chine liming iii! such {is :2. hottlr lziiicl thcroon. By trio labels onto the imttlcs in the manner dcscribed, the arc :ittachcd without wrinkling with 11 further sdvinitngc in that ii label of any length i'csilily scoured in place, inasmuch as the bottle. lacing rotated.several times, to smooth out tho lahchina take on a label which extends inorc than once around it, or with its ends vcrlapping.

- Another important pastor which may ho readily sot to ply the posts to thc edges of any sizc of lsbc as well as to convey the some from the label-holdcr which itself is readily adjustable to accommodate zin 'sizc of lab-cl.

ihc accompanying drawings, illustratone form oi machine, embodying the inon,--Figurc 1 it right side elevation. V 2 is c section plan on line Fig". 3 is ii rear elevation.

consists, broadly, in n mar s for rotating tho article, or can, and wuuhng t Fi 5 is s left thus rolling: or winding icaturc is tho lcl ch oin- 35d side elevation of tho nicchs-nisnr Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the liihcl-holdcr and conveyor, on a larger scale.

The machine illustrated; upon the drawings is one form of the invention, and it may well he changed in various details without departing from the spirit and scope of the invcntion.

The machine is illustrated as having the bed. or table 10 which is supported by suitable uprights l1 and which itself supports the lowcr cnd cl an inclined. chute or raceway 12 on which the bottles 1) are laid to roll and grsvihitc toward the rotating mechanism. Said I'UQCl'JZLDiSH] consists of two stationary rolls i3 and i4 and a lockin orretaining roll 1:3 all of. which are prcfemhly gshod with resilicnt'or frictional materials The roll 13 is the driving-roll and is affixed to a continuously rotating shaft-16 journaled in fixed uprights 1.? 17 mounted upon the table. To one and of the shaft 1.6 is attached a. sprocket 18 which is driven by a. chain 19 which asses ovcr it and a sprocket 20, The s roc :et 20 is mounted on stud-shsft 21 suits 1y mounted in the frame 11 and carries a smaller sprockc' *2! which is connected by a chain 23 to a sprc N ct ofiixcd to a cam-shaft 25. The shalt 25 carries at gear 26 which is driven by a gear 27 a'lfixed to the main power shaft 28. Power is thus transmitted from the power shalt to the driving roll 13 to which the bottles are guided one by one as will be hereinafter described.

The roll 1 which acts as a lateral support or sliutincnt fidrra bottle, supported on the roll .13, is dilliitd on a shaft 140 whose ends are secured in the free ends of adjusting arms allixcd to stems 30 Extending into the up rights 17 and secured therein by set-screws 3i. Tho set-screws 31 are adapted to hold the arms 29 at any position relatively to the roll '13 so as to position the roll 14 to acconu nicdctc any sizc oi bottle or other article to he lsbclcd. The roll 15 which acts as a retzisincr or lock for the bottle when in position, jcurnolcd in a fork 32 whose stein extends through. at boss 33 formed on an arm 34. Said arm is a'flixed to o roolcshaft 35 jcurnzilod in the uprights 1'7. and when rocked as hereinafter described, swings the roll 15' toward the rolls l3 and 14*00 fdrrn a threepoint contsct'for s hottlc held between said rolls.

ment and-inthe size or diameter of the bot tles. Although the roll is capable of yielding bodily, it is kept substantially parallel to the rolls 13 and 14 by a pin 37, carried by the stem of the fork 32 and whose ends project into and play loosely in a slot 36 v formed in the boss 33.

' tents 41 ada iviously stated.

Referring now to the chute or raceway 12 which constitutes a feeding device, it will be seen that said chute stops short of the rolling mechanism.

mechanism, it isprovided with a rock-shaft To complete the chute to said 39 to which is affixed a pair of skids 40; which are caused to form first ,anextension of the chute and then to swing underneath. the

chute for a purpose hereinafter described. Suitable guides 120 are provided to guide the bottles in the chute to the rollin 'mechanism. Said guides areatfixed to laterally extending arms 121, (see lifig. 2) which are held in fixed bosses 122' by sets crews 123. The guides 120 may be shifted and set relatively to the chute so as to.c'orrectly guidebot-tlesof difl'er ent sizes from the chute to the bottle-rotating and label-rolling mechanism. The-chute is also provided with a pair of stops or 'deted to release the bottles or cans .5 contained 111 the chute one'at a time, as pre- Said stops or detents are affixed to a rock-shaft 42 parallel to and con nected by gears 43 and 44 to the shaft 39. The shafts 39 and 42 are caused to-rock si "multaneously by reciprocation of a recit- 45 'which intermeshes with a pinion 46 secured,

to the rock-shaft 39. rack is pivoted to one crumed atl+l8 to the table 10 and actuated by a cam 49 on the shaft 21.

The rock-shaft 39, whdn actuated by the cam 49, causes the skids d0 to swing up and form an extension of the chute 12, and at the sametime rocks the sh aft 42 so that the projecting ends of the stops-.01 detcnts ll are The lower end of said rocked away from the foremost bottle, thus allowing it to roll down the skids 40 and on to I the driving roll 13, as previously stated. The

, rear ends of the detents 41 are thus projected into the path of the succecdingbottlgc which they detain until the stops are rocked back to their initial position.

As soon as a bottle rolls on. to. the driving roll 13, the retaining roll 15 is caused to swing down onto it as previously stated. To effect this, a pinion 50 is provided on one end of the rock-shaft 35, and actuated by a rack 51, whose lower end is pivoted by stud 52 to an arm 53, pivoted at 54 to the frame 11. One end oi the stud 52 pro ects into the groove ofa cam 55 seem-ed on the shaft 21 the rollingfmechanism the -skids 46 swing -moved as convenient. 1

longitudinally of the table. I I end .of each carriage has a foot57 which sets 7 toward and fromeach otheryguided by the. feet 57 and groove 58, according to thewidth rolls 60.

rolls 60 and fastened at each end to the table, fas shown in Fig. 6.

between the upper rolls 60 is the'part on;

end of a lever .47 ful-v the apron, although comparatively slight, is

' moving senses so that the rod 51 isreciprocated by the cam and guided by the arm 53. A weighted arm 150 attached to the shaft 35 counterbalancesj the weight of the roll and its supportingarm.

It has now been shown. how the bottles or cans are fed one by one to therolling mechan ism where they are held by the retainin roll and rotated by the drivin'gyrolhhhd will. now describe the means for feeding thelabel.

It is while the bottle is rotated betweenthe three rolls .13, 14 and 15 that"the label is in{ troduced, as will be hereinaftendescribed, and wound onto the bottle by the rotation of the latter'and pressed smoothly thereon by said rolls. After delivering each bottle to 7 back as previously stated so thatwhenthe retainin roll 15 is swun awayv from the bottle, the atteitma'y roll by gravity, ofl'of the roll 13 and drop into an apron a to be re- The adjustable label-holder best illustrated in Figs. 4 and 6. It iscomposed or" two carriages 56,56 which are mounted orf. the table 10 .to the rear of the rollin in'echan ism. Said'carriages are arrange side byjlo side and parallel to each other and extend The .forward I into a transverse. groove 58 in the; table. The carriages are adapted to be moved of the. labels which the are to hold, as will 3 be hereinafter describe '59 59 are the upturned ends of each carriage and constitute uprights in which are journaled elongated j- 61 is an apron ofcanvas'or other suitable material whichis stretched over the The expanse-of apron 1 which the labels fl; rest, and it will be seen; that the carriages 56 may be movedtoward I: or from each other independently or together to vary said expanse without varying the I i tension of the apron. It has been previously j 5 stated. that the carriages 56 are guided on the.

table by one end only; The result of'so; guiding the carriages is that the tension of enough to force together the free ends of the carriages, and cause the feet 5'? to so bind in the groove 58 that'thecarriages cannot become accidentally displaced. Each carriage is adapted. to be moved manually by-first the free end so as to position the foot squarely. in. the groove, and then move the carriage bodily to the desired position. The. labels a: piled upon the apron 61 are held against sidewise movement by a receptacle consisting of upright postsv 62 mounted on ,rods 63 whose ends are secured in the ends 59 of the carriages 56. The posts 62 nearest gaged by said lips and posts 65.

In setting the label-holder or receptacle in re ation to the line of travel on which the the edge which is to set perpendicularly to are ready to be picked'oii, one by one, and

one by oil" is allixed to, the lower end of a bar ,he free end of the carriages have lips 6% [same degree of contact with the pastor. The

which are turned inwardly to prevent end- W'iSO- displacement of the labels, while posts in proximity to the rolling mechanism preventidisplacement at the opposite end. The posts 65 are aflixed to the carriages, but the posts 62 are adapted to be moved along their rods to suit the length of the labels and areprovided with thumb-screws 66 by which they may be set.

for 0 eration, the carriages are first located bottles approach the rolling mechanism. The pile of labels is placed upon the apron 61 so that they face downwardly, and so that the bottle is toward'the rolling mechanism. In the majority ofcases this edge would he one. of the short ones, The carriages are then moved toward each other so that the ppsts 62 are caused to engage loosely the long edges of the labels. The posts 62 having the lips 64 are moved toward. the posts 65 so that the short edges of the labels are loosely en- The labels when arranged as just described tranfserred to the rolling mechanism, by the pastor-and carrier which, being previously coated with paste or glue, descends upon the uppermost label, and then ascends, carrying with it the label which adheres thereto.

The mechanism for transferring the labels 67 which is adapted to be reciprocatcd vertioally in guides 68 formed on a horn 6,). A. lever 71, pivoted at 72'to the born 69 projects through a slot'167 formed in the bar 67 and supports said bar by means ol a roller 70 carried by the bar. The two ends of a link 73 are ivoted to the rearends of the lever 71 an a lever 74 respectively. The lever 74 is pivoted as indicated at 7 5 to the under side of the table, and carrieson its l'or ward end a roller 76 which cooperates With a cam 77 aflixed to the shaft 25, (see F 1 and 3); The forward end of the lever 71 is thereby caused to rise and fall, allowing the bar 67 which carries the paster (hereinafter described.) to descend by its own gravity onto the uppermost label of the pile. The movement of the lever 71, however, is such that the end which supports the bar 67 descends each stroke to a point sufliciently low to allow the pester, hereinbefore referred to, to engage the last remaining label of the pile. But when the descent of the pester and bar 67 arrested by a pile of labels, the further motion of the lever 71 is lost by reason'of in slot 167-in which it'is adapted to play. the bar 67 and pastel compensate by;

for the variation in the. pile of lab-e 2 therefore all the labels are subject 17::

paster referred to comprises ahead 78, on

the under side of which are dovetailed guides 79 to support a sliding carriage 80. To the rear end oi said carriage is 'iivoted, as indicated at 81, a l' 2LSl/ 3I'-QJ'II1 82 which has a label stripper and dovetail-guides 84 on which is mounted an adjustable paste-bar 85.

86 a stationary paste-bar ailixed to the forward end of the head 78, and is adapted to engage and administer paste to the for ward short edge of the label, while the bar 85 is adapted to do likewise to the rear short edge thereof.

Fig. 7 shows the pastor-head in its normal position, about to descend'to pick up a label. The paste-bars 85 and 86 and the stripper 83 having-r their. under surfaces coated with paste (the operation of which is hereinafter described) descend so that the'stripper 83 engages the label first. It will be seen that the free end of the arm 82 is supported by a compressible spring 87 so that the paste-bars 85 and 86 may descend to engage the label alter the stripper has done so. ltis while the pastepars are in this position that-the slot 167 in the bar 67 takes up the lost motion of the lever 71, to which reference has been prr-iviously made. The lever 71 on its upward. movement carries with it the paste bars to which the label has been caused to ad here on account of the paste thereon. The upward movement of the head 78, however, allows the spring 87 to expand, thereby causing the stripper 83 to detain one end of the label for an. instant after the paste-bars and the other end of the label begin to ascend. This causes the stripper to force the label away from. the paste-bin. 86 so that the label in adherei'ice with the paste-bar 85 and the st ipper By lilting one end of the label before the other end, no vacuum is created between the labels, and so no more than one label can be lifted at one time. The label carrying device is adapted to be raised to, a horizontal plane slightly above the axis 'of the driving-roll 13, and then to be projected forward so that that edge ofthe label pre viously stripped from the paste-bar 86 enters between said roll andthe bottle supported and rotated tl'rereby. ,The carriage 80 by which the pastel-s are supported, is adapted to slide in the guides 79 as previously stated,

so that the label may be projected toward the bottle. Said carriage is normally held rearwarglly by spring 88 compressed between the head 7S and a block as on the carriage, but is adapt d to be projected forwardly by a beihcraulxh. head.

ans is so hung that its long lie rear face of the block 89, arm projects rearwardly. So d '1? ri the short arm: of the lined stop SlZ bolted g, is

voted to an arm 91 on the to projectthe carriage 80 as described, (see F 94 94 held .inlguides .95 95seci11ed ft) the frame of the machine/@9696 are paste-rolls 1 102 0!1 the frame.

their inner ends rollers 103 which are adapted to be engaged'by cams 104'fo'rnied integrally and holds the rollers]. 03 in contact with the tire breadth of. the paste-bars without interfering with each other. affixed to the projecting-axles of the pasterolls 96L Said pinions are'adapted to lnter-.

' paste-bars. This produces a wiping motion ..of said rolls and insures an even coating of past the stop 92, thus allowing thespringSS f The mechanism which reference has 'sideof the paste-bars 85', 86and;83:ij shown 4- in Figs. 1,2,3 and 6. '93 93 are two paste or tially immersed in the paste, and adapted to vwipe the under face of the paste-bars 85, 86 and 83 and so coat them with. paste, A stud end of 0ne.of two levers, 98 pivoted at 99 to '105 so as to wipe a fresh coat of paste onto' 'said bars.

seen in 'liig. 3'that'one of thecams .104 is slightlyv in advance of the other.

shall begin before the approach of the other;

mile 96 to rotate inthc direction opposite to to the born 69, .thus causing said bell cran'k 4). "Continued upward movement of the head 78 causes the bell-crank to escape to return the 'carriage 80 to its former position.

been previously made for-coatin'gg't'he' iinder glue pans which are niounted on sliding bars journaled in the'pans193'93, so as tobe par--' 97 projectsl romieach bar94 into the-forked the frame. Said levers are connected by studs 100 to plungers 101 supported in bosses The plungers'IOl have at with the" c am 77 A spring 105 connecting the levers 98 normally drawsthem together e'amslO i. After each label is drawn from the paste-bars by. the bottle, the pans 93 are adaptcd'to bedrawn together by the spring The cams 104 are adapted to allow each paste-pan 93 to approach the paste-bars and to travel slightly past the median line of said'bars,.,andjto return it immediately toits initial position. -It will be Y This is so that the retrograde movementof the firstpan and soallow the paste-rolls 96 to eoat'theen- 106-106 are pinions mesh with a stationary rack 107 all-Rod tothe horn 69. When the paste-gums 93ers. reeiproeated to coat the paste-bars, the pinions 106 roll on the rack 107- end (smi e the arolling contact betiw'een'the rollsjmd the paste on the paste-bars.

p Operation:-lhe operation of the machine, after having been adjusted, and supplied with bottles and labels, is as lollowsk l he pasre-pansjfift, being in the positionshownin Figs. 2, 3 and 6, approach each other as de- Scribed to coat the under surface oi" the bars 83, SS'andSfi, Upon the completion of their retrograde movement thehead 78 descends: ontothe pile ol labels oi-which the uppernetflntim: said extension.

most one adheres tosaid bars. Meanwhile the skids .40, "forming an extension lief-"the "chutei12, rise as shown in Fig 1. z g'lhef'stops 41 arethen rocked so-a's torelease' one bottle I) and. allow it to descend. to the rIol-ls lE and '14, whereu on the roll 15 rocks downwardly so as to he (1 the bottle in plaee,;(see'hig. 4), the rolls immediatelyeffectinga continuous rotation of thefbottle;zThe skids 40 then swing away p ascends,- a lowingthe strip er "83 to free the forward end of the label i rom the ;bar'86; Continued upward movement 'of the head fromthe roll 13and the head'78 causes the-bell-erank 90 to pro'ectthe ca'fr riage so that thef'reed end 0 the label is inserted between the revoliving roll 13 and the rotating bottle thereon. The roll and bottle cooperate in drawing the label from the paste-bar and stripper 83,- and the paste left thereby on the upper or blank side of-the label causes the latter .to adhere to the'bottle around which iti is smoothly rolled and ressed. The carriage 8O recedes from the )ottle as soon as the bell-crank 9'0 esea 'e's past the stop 92. After two or three revo' u' tions ofthe bottle, the roll 15 is-roeked' 111p- Ywardly, thereby allowing the bottle to roll back by gravity and drop into the aprbna,

completing the operatio p p 4 v v -Thelforegoing description-deals only with .which 'are wound s uarely on the bottle, but,

lab'els'whieh'are rectangular in shape, and

it is apparent that y installing the posts 62 of the label holderi'in' different positions",

readily as square ones. Thi swonld' in some cases necessitate a ehange in the shape of the paste-bars but the operation would-rernain label-holding andlabel carrying mechanisms,"

the labels'fniay be delivered to the bottles so that they may be wound spirally thereon *HaVinglthUS explained the nature of the invention, anddescribed awayoi construct ing and using-the same, though .without at tempting to set forth all ofthe forms in'whichmovable extension of said chute adapted to conductthe objects so released to said label.-v alhxing means, and-means for actuating said extension for the" purpose specified.

labels of irregular shapes may be. attached. as

the same in all cases. Then byQslui-ng the senses and rotating means an object impelled by its own gravity, means for holding an object in juxtaposition to said supporting and. rotating means, said. holding means being adapted to recede to admit an object to said supporting and rotating means, and to recede to release said object from the same point at which it is admitted, and means permitting gravitation of an object released from said-support.

ing and rotating means for bonducting said object to a resting place.

4. A machine for labeling cylindrical objects such as bottles, cans, etc, comprising means ada ted to support an object, means for fixing t c axis of said object in juxtarelation to said supporting means, means for conducting said object to said supporting means, means for causing said supporting; means to rotate said object while maintained in juxtarelation to said supporting means, means for applying paste across one end ofa label, and means for inserting said end of the label between said object and said supporting means. j

5. A machine for labeling bottles, cans or other cylindrical objects, comprising a rotating object supporting roll, mounted on a fixed axis, means for rotating said roll, a nonyielding but adjustably mounted idle roll at a suitable. distance from said supporting roll, a

yielding idle roll movable toward and from said first two rolls, means for introducing an object between said rolls, and means for introducing one edge of an adhesive label between said supporting roll and said object.

6. In a machine for pasting labels on bottles, cans, or other objects, movable pasta doated carrying members to which a label adapted to adhere,- movable paste-pans or tanks having paste-rolls adapted to engage the surface of said carrying-members, means for moving said paste-pans, and means whereby the movement of said paste-pans causes said rolls to rotate backward with elation to their said contact with said carrying members;

'7. A labeling machine comprising means adapted to support and rotate a bottie, can, or other cylindrical object between them, said means comprising a continuously rotating driving roll'and a plurality of suoplemental or retaining rolls, means by whioi one of said rolls is adapted to swing away to admit and release said object, and means for introducing one edge of an adhesive label between said object and one of said rolls.

8. In a labeling machine for bottles, cans,

or other cylindrical objects, a support for a ile of labels, -means for attac ing said abels to said objects one at a time, means adapted to apply pa re, :md convey to sale attaching means Yd labels one a time, and means having a lI10 tl()i1-l()Sii1g con nection with said appiyiug and conveying means whereby the iatter means comoensates for increase or decrease in. the-pi e of labels.

L members adapted to support a label by adhesion, and a stripper for freeing one end of said label from its supporting member.

11. in a machine for attaching adhesive labels to bottles, cans, or other cylindricai objects one at time, a suppi'irt for a pile of labels, means for atta hi the labels to the objects, and means ihn g appiying paste to said labels and. delivering them to said attaching means, said paste-applying means comprising two paste-coated. bars adapted to engage capes c ends of the surface of the uppermost abcl and move toward said at taching mechanism and a s .ipper adapted. to free the label in the bar nearest said attaching mechanism.

12. in machine for pasting labels on bottles, cans, or other objects, a chute for said objects, iabcl-att ring means apart from the deiivery e skids at the, deli.*rery end of said chute ension said chute means for moving said position and away In a niacin botties, or c one at time, a i

'- is adapted to J and by an oh I rotated, oi" ii'inch rod. one is adapted to be i the others to perfor ,. roving 1 or other cyiindrical or jects,

one at time a iluralitv of rolls between and J i i,

by which an ob ect is adapted to be rotated, of which rolls one is adapted. to swing bodily toward and from. the others to permit the entrance of, to confine or release said object,

a counterweight for said roll, and. means for swinging said. roll, as d escribed.

u Ur said chute, movable I tel Cir

15. In a machine 01 the character detionvto permit the reception of and discharge 10 ,sc'ribed, a, sup orting roll adapted to support of a bottle. I i I and. rotate a ottlsymeans for rotating said In 'testimgny whereof I have aflixd my r011,'a looselyfe'voluble retaining r011 adaptd signature, in presence of twoiwitngsses. to be adjusted in a fixed position, and a. W E NOYES 'looselyfevolublfirollfadapted to coast with said rolls in retaining a bottle'ill place during Witnesses: its rotation, and mg'ansfor moving said. last JOHN D. MOKAY, mqtioned rol} intb and out of operative PO'Sl MARC S B. MAY. 

